Helm can mean:

• The steering mechanism of a vessel (from Old English helma, from Proto-Germanic khelman = "handle"); in nautical terms, the steering gear of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel. Derived meanings:
  • the idiom "At the helm" – a position of leadership or control
  • Helm, Web Hosting Control Panel
• Helmet
• Quarter Florin, a medieval English coin

As a person's name:

• Anne Helm (born 1938), Canadian actress
• Brigitte Helm (1908–1996), German actress
• Helm Wulfingum (Helm of the Wulfings) Geatish East Anglian king
• James Meredith Helm (1855–1927), American naval officer
• Leonard Helm (c.1720–1782), American soldier
• Levon Helm (born 1940), American rock drummer
• Michael Helm, Canadian novelist
• Rüdiger Helm (see Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics)
• Stacy Helm (curler, see Stefanie Lawton)
• Theodor Helm (musicologist, see Joseph de Marliave)

As a proper name:

• Helm Wind, a wind which blows in Cumbria, England
• Helm, a hill south of Kendal, England
• USS Helm (DD-388), a United States Navy destroyer
• Helm, Croom Helm, and Christopher Helm, publishing imprints, publishers of:
  • Helm Identification Guides, a series of books on bird identification
• Hełm Coat of Arms, a Polish coat of arms

In fiction:

• Helm (Forgotten Realms), a god in the Forgotten Realms
• Helm Hammerhand, 9th King of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings
• Helm's Deep, a valley in Rohan in The Lord of the Rings
• Matt Helm, a character created by Donald Hamilton
• Hideout Helm, the final level in Donkey Kong 64

See also

• Helme
• Helms

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